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On May 19, 2022, excitement and anticipation reverberated through LaGuardia’s M401A; it’s not every day that Student Success Mentors (SSMs) are invited to sit down…
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The three accomplished women in conversations with their former NSF professors all aspire to careers in science. “Do you hear that click?” asks graduating LaGuardian…
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The FYS Student Networking Event is the only cross-divisional event in the First Year Experience My Campus Events series. Originally co-designed with valuable input by…
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New students at LaGuardia need a lot of support to make it through the first semester. Services available across the campus are not enough thus…
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For many LaGuardia students, getting into college is easier than staying and succeeding. As colleges nationwide focus on improving completion and graduation, the first year…